The way to the government: After the historic victory of opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu in the elections to the 25th Knesset, Netanyahu is freed up for a difficult job but with a handsome salary. Forming the 37th Israeli government. Along the way, Netanyahu will have to receive the parties’ recommendation from the president, win a mandate and succeed in assembling the Netanyahu Bloc. According to a report by the political commentator of News 12, Amit Segal, the members of the Netanyahu bloc are already starting to talk about dividing the cases in order to close the deal quickly, so that the government will be approved in 13 days, on the day of the Knesset’s inauguration.
According to the report, the treasury portfolio will be given to the chairman of religious Zionism, Bezalel Smotrich, or another member of the Knesset from the Likud. It also appears that the person who is set to serve as the next defense minister is Knesset member Yoav Galant, a reserve general with the most security experience. The foreign affairs portfolio will be contested The chairman of the Likud faction, Yariv Levin and former foreign minister, Israel Katz. Those who are expected to compete for the health portfolio are Knesset members Yoav Kish and Idit Silman, who is a member of the Likud.
Will he serve as Minister of Internal Security? Ben Gabir Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
The chairman of Shas, Aryeh Deri, is expected to return to the Ministry of the Interior and the chairman of Torah Judaism, Yitzhak Goldknopf, will be the Minister of Construction and Housing. The chairman of Otzma Yehudit, Itamar Ben Gabir, will serve as Minister of Internal Security, a position he has stated that he intends to demand. It appears that number 5 in religious Zionism and a candidate on behalf of Otzma Yehudit, Yitzhak Wasserlauf, is expected to receive a ministerial position, and become the second youngest minister in history, after Aryeh Deri.
will return to the Ministry of the Interior. Deri Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
Mandate from the president and division of cases: Netanyahu’s way to form the government
The first stop will take place next week and no later than 9.11 then definitively final results of the elections to the 25th Knesset will be announced. After the results are announced, President Herzog will be able to summon the heads of the parties to recommend a candidate to form a government. Herzog will have to impose the mandate, most likely on Netanyahu, within a week of the publication of the official results and on November 16 at the latest.
Earlier, on 11/15, the Knesset of Israel will observe a holiday in honor of the inauguration of the 25th Knesset, 120 new and old Knesset members will arrive with their family members for a festive Knesset swearing-in, which will be a significant replacement of many of the elected members of the public.
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We will return to the formation of the government, after Netanyahu wins the mandate he will have 28 days at his disposal, if he delays, Netanyahu can get an extension of two weeks from Herzog, but all forecasts show that no delay is expected and the distribution of the cases will be complex but solvable. Of course, if Netanyahu fails, Israel may go to sixth elections. If he succeeds, Netanyahu will call the president to inform him that he has managed to form a government, and Netanyahu will only have to set a date for the swearing in of the government.
Forming a government is not a simple task, but before that there is a decisive figure, if Netanyahu forms a government of 61, he will be hostage to every member of the Knesset in Likud who wants a pampering position, if the bloc wins 63 mandates under his leadership, it will be a much easier task. In the sector of the religious Zionist party, there is an expectation of at least two cases, as was the case in previous governments in relation to the size of the faction, as was the case with Ben Gabir.